For all help and discussion relating to visual effects in programs that are not already covered in an existing forum, such as Blender, Particle Illusion, etc., along with discussion about effects theories and techniques.

Currently I'm working with a project in where the first half of the song is a slow/soft piano type of sound (the latter part is hard rocking and way more intense, and I pretty much know what I want to do there). There some effects like the "pulse" or "beat"/"after image" effect that I think go better with the more intense songs/parts of songs, and would feel awkward with this kind of sound.

Anyway, what types of visual effects would you use for the slower/softer types of music in an AMV? This isn't so much looking for directions on how to do something, as much as it is just looking for inspiration/ideas.

Slow Transitions. A slight glow and some color correction to make it look all pretty. Maybe a second layer with the footage blurred and the opacity low to make it look softer.idk just stuff I just thought of, I'll come back if I think of anything else.

Consider the fade, especially if you can portay the transition that depicts the chosen idea, for example a musical instrument to a skateboard, as this video shows. I really liked the slow fadeout that seems to unite the same movement of the characters.

Many anime has other shots like wide medium close you can cut around these to create a scene with the shots provided if you do not want to use effects. You can also use neutral shots of other characters in the same scene and bounce around that way and only fade when the location changes OR use the character like them running from the conversation to transition into the next frame. I do this quite a bit.